Window sash



Aug. 18, 1925. 1 55o 244 c. M. DONOVAN WINDOW sAsH Filed Aug. 14.y 192sgmdnulon Charles IWL A00mm/an MMM @lio/men Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNlTED STATES CHARLES M. DONOVAN, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

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Application filed August 14, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. DONOVAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vilchita, county of Sedgwick, and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Vindow Sashes, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application.

My invention relates to improvements in sashes.

The objects of my invention are as follows;

First, to provide a sash frame that is ad justable.

Seconrhto provide aframe that is reinforced. i

Third, to provide a frame that can be expanded, functioning asI weathertight means.

Fourth, to provide a sash, made adjustable, so that the width can bedecreased sufticiently to move the sash from the window frame withoutremoving any of the stops, for the convenience of washing the exteriorof the window from the inside of the room.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a sectional view through the sashand window frame. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the top, left hand cornerIof the bottom sash. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the check railsand also a view of the wing nut receptacle and stud.

1 is the j amb of an ordinary window frame, 2 is the inside stop, 3 is afragmentary part of the casing, the casing and stop beingfirmly nailedto jamb, 4c is a blind stop, and 5 is the exterior casing, both of whichare firmly attached together. 6 is the parting stop, held in place byfriction ordinarily, but when my improvement is applied, this stop maybe firmly attached, as the sash may be removed as hereinafter described.7 is an adjustable member, adapted to slide towards the glass 8, untilthe ope-ning 9 is closed, at which time the sash as a whole will havecontracted sufficiently for member 7 to pass outside of the stop 2, bywhich means the sash can be removed from the window frame, drawing itinto the room, for convenience of washing the outside of the windowglass, or other manipulations on the exterior, and if required to removethe sash entirely from the frame, the cords can be detached from thecord grooves 10 in the usual way of the ordinary sash. 11 is thatportion of the sash adapted to re- Serial No. 657,407.

ceive the glass, said portion being L shape, and extending to the stopas shown at B, and the said member is re-info-rced by an L- shaped angleiron 11', said iron being firmly attached to the wood by means of thescrews 12, and the end of said angle being bound firmly to the rail bymeans of joint bolt 24 by which Stiles and rails are held in properrelation and the sash rendered, more rigid than the ordinary sash thatis made of wood. 13 is a stud having a wing lil, said members beingintegral, and securely fastened to member 7 by means of screwsSubstantially as Shown, the said stud adapted to engage through anelongated opening 15, which is placed in the bottom of a receptacle 16,and on said stud is screwed a wing nut 17, functioning as means forsliding said member 7 to and fro and binding it `in the desiredposition.

Should the sash become worn or contracted between the said jambs 1, thewinlow can be expanded to a close fitting position, and fastened iirmlyin place by tightening the wing nut.

I do not confine myself to the wing stud as the stud may extend throughmember 7 as shown in connection with the upper sash by dotted lines 18,the same being a bolt extending through said member 7, and having a head19, engaging on al plate 20, said plate being firmly attached to theoutside of the sash by means of screws 21, and the said plate having anelongated opening to agree with opening 15 on the opposite side of thesash and the Said opening is positioned as indicated by lines marked A,and when said member 7 is placed in the desired position,

the wing nut may be tightened, binding plate 20 rmly to the side ofmember 7, holding all parts of the side rail of the sash rigid. Shouldthis system not be employed, the said metal plate 20 may be attached asheretofore described, but having tension to bear firmly against saidmember 7 and render the side rail weather proof.

In my drawings, I show the sash made of wood, but the Same principle forexpansion and contraction, may be employed, in making the sash of metaland modified to conformI to such material, and I do not confine themechanism to one side of the sash, as it may be applied to both sidesthereof and the number of receptacles and wing nuts will vary accordingto the length of the Side rails. I also provide a plate 22, to be placedover the opening 9, on the top of the inside sash, and another plate 22on thel bottom of the outside sash under the respective openingstherein. The plates referred to are to be placed on the corners,extending back near the jamb, and lapping over the Walls of saidopenings 9 and firmly attached by screws 23, by which means, said platesare held firmly in place rendering the sash weatherproof. 24 is a jointbolt engaging through angle iron ll and into the meeting rail, for thepurpose of holding the ends of said meeting rail, firmly to the siderails.

Such modications may be employed as lies Within the scope of theappended claims, and having thus described my invention, what I claim asne7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a Window sash frame, an L-shaped member, and arectangular shapedmember movable with respect to the L-shaped member, said membersconstituting a stile of said frame, a leg on said L-shaped membercarrying a receptacle countersunk flush with its outer surface, said legand said receptacle having aligned slots, a stud attached to saidrectangular member and projecting through said slots, and having a wingnut threaded thereon, by which means the said rectangular member can bemanipulated to and fro hori zontally, and firmly bound in position asdesired, a metal strip attached to the opposite side face of saidL-shaped member, said strip slidably overlapping said rectangular memberand functioning as Weather proofing, plates 22 and 22 functioning ascovers overlapping the end of said members, for the purpose set forthand described.

2. In a Window sash frame, a reinforced Lshaped member, said memberhaving a metal strip firmly attached thereto to form a recess therewith,a rectangular member disposed Within said recess, a receptacle in saidL-shaped member having aligned and elongated slots, a stud projectingthrough said slots, a Wing nut threaded on said stud, functioning asbinding means and manipulating means for said rectangular member, forthe purpose set forth and described.

3. In a. Window sash, the combination of an L-shaped member, arectangular member movable disposed in the rabbet thereof, a reinforcingmember on said L-shaped member, a metal strip attached to one of said L-shaped members, said strip relatively, slidably engaging the adjacentface of said rectangular member, the other leg of said L-shaped memberand said strips having aligned slots, a stud passing through said slotsand carried by said rectangular member, a Wing nut threaded on saidstud, a receptacle housed in said other leg of said L shaped member andhaving an elongated opening aligned with said slots, said stud passingthrough said opening to allow for relative adjustment of said members,and means lapping over the ends of said members for closing the openingcaused therebetween when said rectangular member is moved away from Jthecenter of the said sash.

CHARLES M. DONOVAN.

